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News Limited introduces metered paywalls

Sydney's Daily Telegraph and Melbourne's Herald Sun will introduce metered paywalls for their websites from next week.

News Limited also expects to introduce a metered paywall for its AdelaideNow and The Courier-Mail online in June.

News Limited chief executive Kim Williams said the refreshed sites would have up to 20 per cent more content than before.

"Our new digital subscription service for the Herald Sun and The Daily Telegraph marks an important landmark for News Limited as we continue paving the way for commercially sustainable models for quality journalism and digital innovation in Australia," Mr Williams told the news.com.au website.

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The website reported that under its new metered model, visitors to The Daily Telegraph website will be able to view five articles per week before being asked to register.

Users who register will be able to read a further 15 stories a week.

News Limited's main competitor Fairfax last year announced it would introduce a metered paywall for its flagship Sydney Morning Herald and The Age websites.

The company plans to introduce digital subscriptions for local readers later in the year after introducing the measure for overseas readers earlier in 2013.

A spokesman for Fairfax Media declined to comment on News Limited's latest move.